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>Open source software certainly didn't cause the wealth inequality of our society

And it certainly does nothing to change it either, but we all have to pretend otherwise because our jobs depend on us drinking the kool-aid.

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Open Source improved the world, from health, to 3d printing FFF, to learning, to start a business around it, ... and is continue giving a lot of opportunities in both education, research and business creation. But definitely it will not change inequality, but its contributions in the society are huge. Inequality will always exist, because we are not equal, not same intelligence, not same beauty, not same risk adversity, not same luck, not same environment...

Personally, I don't feel a pressure to do that. It's not even really necessary, because while it may not solve all of society's problems, it's still a clear mutually beneficial relationship in the long run.

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